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Writing Assignment : Cause and/or Effect & Comparison and/or Contrast Writing Write one Cause and/or Effect & Comparison and/or Contrast five paragraph essay (that includes an introduction paragraph, three supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph). Select from the writing assignment prompts provided in the chapters on Cause and/or Effect & Comparison and/or Contrast. Writing Assignment:  Write an essay analyzing the reasons you have become a good writer or explaining why you are not as good as you’d like to be. Begin by considering some factors that may have influenced your writing ability.  Write an essay in which you advance an idea about a poem, story, play, film, literary essay, or novel. Writing for a Specific Purpose and Audience.  Option 1: Assume that there has been a series of large cuts in your school district’s budget. What might be the causes of the cuts? Where are the cuts mostly taking Place? Spend some time thinking about possible causes. Then, as a principal or superintendent, write a letter to the families in your school district explaining the causes of the cuts and the decisions behind what areas were affected. Your purpose is to provide information to the families so they understand the resulting cuts.  Option 2: Alternatively, think about how severe school district budget cuts would have an impact on your family. Write a letter to the principal or superintendent explaining how you see the consequences of the budget cuts effecting your family and the community at large. Your purpose is to provide administrators with useful information that may be used to persuade the school board to rethink where the budget has been cut. Comparison and/or Contrast Develop, Write, and Revise an Essay with emphasis on Comparison and/or Contrast Reading: Born to Be Different? by Camille Lewis Answer all Unit, Support, and Coherence questions (if using 10th Edition) Reading: Chief Seattle’s Speech of 1854 by Chief Seattle Answer all Unit, Support, and Coherence questions (if using 11th Edition) Methods of Development  One Side at a Time  Point by Point Writing Assignment: Write an essay about a change (positive or negative) in a person you know and explain the causes and process of that change. You should provide a specific description of the person both before and after the change.  Write an essay in which you contrast two attitudes on a controversial subject. You may want to contrast your views with those of someone else, or contrast the way you felt about the subject in the past with the way you feel now.  Write an essay that contrasts two characters or two points of view in one or more poems, stories, plays, or novels. Writing for a Specific Purpose and Audience In this comparison and/or contrast essay, you will write with a specific purpose and for a specific audience. Write a letter to your boss in which you compare your abilities with those of the ideal candidate for a position to which you’d like to be promoted. Use the point-by-point method, discussing each desired qualification and then describing how well you measure up to it. Consider the requirement of the job you are familiar with, ideally a job you would really like to apply for.